3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying a Domain

January 19, 2012 Affiliate Stuff

TweetLike I have mentioned somewhat recently, I have a ton of domains I have registered and have never really done anything with. Some of them were part of a bigger project that never got off the ground, some were just domains I stumbled across, some were just ideas I registered before giving them much thought. [...]

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Can Pinterest and Affiliates Have a Happy Marriage?

January 18, 2012 Affiliate Stuff

TweetA few days ago I got an affiliate agreement update from a merchant saying “Submitting affiliate links to social sharing sites such as Pinterest, Reddit.com, Digg.com, Twitter, StumbleUpon.com, and others is prohibited”. I put up a tweet about it and Scott Jangro expanded on it a bit and I figured it was a topic worthy [...]

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What to do with that motivation?

January 17, 2012 Affiliate Summit

TweetLast week I wrote a post about the recent butt kickings I have received. My motivation to succeed is higher than ever right now due to these two recent events and for the past two weeks I have been working on a plan. Of course this plan is totally subject to change and as usually [...]

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What kicks you in the butt?

January 12, 2012 Affiliate Summit

TweetWe all need some motivation from time to time. It can come in many different forms, it can come at any time, and it will look different for everyone. What motivates one person might not do a thing for someone else. Usually around this time in January I have a ton of motivation after returning [...]

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The Great Domain Sale of 2012

January 4, 2012 Affiliate Stuff

TweetLike probably every other affiliate marketer out there I have amassed quite a bit collection of domains over the years. Many of the sites have been up and generating sales for years, many of them have just partially completed sites, and many of them have nothing on them. All of them were good ideas in [...]

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Handicapping the 2012 Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards

January 2, 2012 Affiliate Summit

TweetI have handicapped the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards for the previous two years so I figured I would give it a shot again this year. Just to refresh you here are the results from the previous two years: 2010: Affiliate Of The Year: Nicholas Koscianski Affiliate Manager Of The Year: Matt McWilliams Exceptional Merchant: eBay [...]

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Affiliate Summit West 2012 – Sessions I Wish I Could Go To

December 28, 2011 Affiliate Summit

TweetAfter a string of quite a few years I am gonna be taking a break from Affiliate Summit West this time. The biggest reason is because I have a new baby boy that was born last Thursday I will need to take care of. I can’t leave a 2 week old child that is this [...]

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5 Things I Always Forget When Setting Up A WordPress Site

October 14, 2011 Affiliate Summit

TweetOn the conservative side of things I would guess I have about 100 WordPress installs on many different sites. So for the most part I am pretty experienced in setting up a WordPress site but there are still a couple things I seem to forget every time. If I would just remember these things when [...]

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Running a contest to build links

October 3, 2011 Affiliate Stuff

TweetThis isn’t a new concept and I know I didn’t invent the idea but I just wanted to share with you how I used a contest to build links, traffic, and visability to one of my sites. The basic idea is this: Create a contest of some sort like “Top 5 _______ Bloggers” or “Find [...]

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Why are babies so needy?

September 21, 2011 Personal stuff

TweetEvery day the inside baby is getting closer and closer to being an outside baby. Sometime around Christmas my wife and I will get to hold our little guy for the first time and I am sure that will be one of the greatest moments in my life. I am gonna love him, care for [...]

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